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CVE-2018-15557

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 3.26% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-06-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2018-15557
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.26%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices. An attacker can statically set his/her IP to anything on the 169.254.1.0/24 subnet, and obtain root access by connecting to 169.254.1.2 port 23 with telnet/netcat.